Paying for the Party by Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton

"Paying for the Party" by Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton. A compelling read on college inequality. Paying for the Party by Elizabeth A Armstrong & Laura T Hamilton NWT Description: Two young women, dormitory mates, embark on their education at a big state university. Five years later, one is earning a good salary at a prestigious accounting firm. With no loans to repay, she lives in a fashionable apartment with her fiancé. The other woman, saddled with burdensome debt and a low GPA, is still struggling to finish her degree in tourism. In an era of skyrocketing tuition and mounting concern over whether college is "worth it," Paying for the Party is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education. A powerful exposé of unmet obligations and misplaced priorities, it explains in vivid detail why so many leave college with so little to show for it. #payingfortheparty #collegebooks #collegetextbook #collegeadmissions